Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. John Stevens II (ca. 1728-1799)
Object Number:
1950.363
Date:
ca. 1793-1794
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. ( 92.1 x 71.8 cm )
Gallery Label:
Elizabeth Alexander was the daughter of James Alexander and a sister of William Alexander. She married John Stevens II (1716-1792) in 1748. They resided first in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where Stevens was a merchant and in which state he owned large tracts of land. In 1760 the couple moved to New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
